4-H Agent Update- Jaime Pohlman

January 8, 2021

McCormick 4-H’er working on a summer camp kit.

The McCormick County 4-H program continued to serve McCormick youth throughout the pandemic. We worked with other area 4-H programs to create four different summer camp kits (Pollinators, STEM/ Engineering, Nutrition, and Wildlife). The hands-on camp kits included all the materials that the youth needed to complete camp activities. We also created videos to go along with the lessons in the kits. We partnered with the McCormick County Library, which provided free books to go along with our summer camp kits. We also partnered with the McCormick Arts Council to promote all our local virtual summer camp opportunities to youth. With our summer camp kits’ success, we also created a 4-H Winter Wildlife Camp kit that was designed to teach youth about providing habitat and food for wildlife throughout the winter months.

McCormick Elementary Student using the Glo-germ gel.

The McCormick County 4-H program worked with the school district to provide lessons and support. We provided the elementary school with a glo-germ kit that was used to teach the kids how to properly wash their hands.

The McCormick County 4-H program has also been excited for the opportunity to work with the youth at John de la Howe Governor’s School for Agriculture. We have provided the teachers with lesson resources. We established a 4-H Club at de la Howe and elected the first group of 4-H Club Officers through a virtual interview process. The natural resource class students are participating in the state-wide 4-H wildlife food plot program. We are also currently housing the augmented reality sandbox, initially created for the Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibit, at the John de la Howe library.

While we look forward to once again having the opportunity to do in-person programming, we are glad that we have had the chance to continue to positively impact the youth of McCormick County. For more information on 4-H youth development programs, please contact Jaime Pohlman by email at jaime@clemson.edu or phone at 864-986-1026.